Andy Smith Workshop
Yamadori Master Comes to Iowa Andy Smith, the commonly acknowledged “king” of yamadori in this country, came through Iowa following the celebrated St. Louis Shohin Convention, April 24-26, 2009. He held sold-out workshops for both the Eastern Iowa Bonsai Club (April 27-28) and the Iowa Bonsai Association (April 29-30). Andy provided trees special priced and […]
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The Bush FY09 budget as presented will wreak havoc on the operations of the National Arboretum, with the likely outcome of abandoning or reducing maintenance of important collections and closure to the public of parts or all of the facilities. The doors to the best bonsai collection in the United States owned by the people […]
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2008 Iowa State Fair
Judge Brussel Martin Olive Branch, Mississippi Best of Show Helene Magruder Novice/Intermediate 1) Angi Allison 2) Roger Hershey 3) Roger Hershey 4) Roger Hershey 5) David Richmond Deciduous Trees 1) Ivan Hanthorn 2) Ron Heinen 3) Ron Heinen 4) Roger Hershey 5) Ivan Hanthorn Needled Evergreen Trees 1) Helene Magruder 2) Ivan Hanthorn 3) Ivan […]
MORE >>2008 Spring Ahead Festival – East Meets West
East meets West, the first annual Spring Ahead Festival at the Des Moines Botanical Center, was held February 7-10, 2008. The Iowa Bonsai Association provided tokonoma exhibits and some of the programs for this event. Reaction to the tokonoma was very positive, and included the comments: almost spiritual,” “meditative.”
MORE >>2008 IBA Spring Bonsai Show
The IBA returned to holding a spring bonsai show as well as an annual fall show. The theme of the spring show was The Art of Bonsai, held on April 19-20 in the Des Moines Botanical Center’s splendid show house. The goal was to highlight not only bonsai but also the Iowa Bonsai Association and […]
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